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The RIFLE"
an 1856 the slavery excitement had as.
sumed THAT intensity which so surely
pointed to the arbitrament of arms as its
only solution. 1t was at this time that the
famous Sharp's rifle scene occurred. Con.
gress had left the people of Kansas to fight
out theslavery question among themselves.
The Missourians were naturally the first
on theground and CARED saves with them;
but u number of colonies were organized in
New England, Ohio and the West, which
OF course we're strongly opposed to slavery.
The Missouri emIgrants regarded the
Northern emigrants as intruders, and be.
ing accustomed to the use of arms proceed
ed to drive them out. The Northern SET
tiers then appealed to their friends to send
them arms for self defence, and a COLONY
being organized in Connecticut a public
meeting was held in New Haven to raise
subscriptions for the avowed purpose of
providing the colonists with rifles Mr..
Beecher was there and made a very stir.
ring speech, insisting on the right of the
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sympathy with the general tone of the
work cannot read it with any pleasure on
account of its glaring errors. The author
locates St. Clair's summer residence on
the shore of Lake Pontchartrain-an I'M
settled quagmire of black mud. She
buries Little Eva in the garden on the
lake shore; she might as appropriately
have represented wealthy family in New
Haven throwing their child into a swamp.
The New Orleans paupers only are buried
III the ground. As every tourist who has
visited that city for half century has
described the wonderful cemeteries, where
the dead are walled into vaults above
the ground, the error was unpardona-
Bile. She compares Uncle Tom with
"the Christian bishops of Africa"-
"men of his color in other days" This Of
Tertullian, Athanasius and St. Angus
tine, and their contemporaries of Apol-
lonia and Cyrene, who swore by their
Greek blood, and were qualified to send
chariots to the Olympic gamesl She evil
IDENTIFY assumes that, as africans" they
were black. With as much reason she
might have depicted George Washington
as an original "American,n girt with q
string of scalps and brandishing a toma-
hawk. In the scene where Tom Lokcr
Haley and Marks 'make night Of il. ~ it
is not Kentucky rowdyism she describes,
bat New England rowdyism. Such are
few of the grave errors of the work; all
the more must we recognize the genius
which organized marvellous success in
spite of them.
Mrs. Stowe has written much since, and
some things of great merit. In 1893, she
went to Europe, where she was greatly
lionized. Her friendly intimacy With the
Duchess Of Sutherland was made much
of by her critics ut home, In 1854 she
published her notes in "Sunny Memories
of Foreign Lands" In 1856 she published
"Dred, II tale Of the Great Dismal
Swamp''-trcating on a different aspect
of slavery. Subsequent works are: "The
Minister'S Nooing," 1863; "The Pearl Of
Orr's island" 1862; ".Agncs of Sor-
rento," 1868; cold Town Folks" 1863;
Only Wife and l." 1879, and 'Pnk and
White Tyranny" with several others.
! In 1868 the Countess Guiccioli published
Il oulogy on Lord Byron, TO which Mrs.
| Stowe rcioincd in the September nHmper,
1869, of The Atlantic Monthly, with The
/ True Story Of Lady Byrun,' Of which,
| perhaps, tie least said the better.
Soon after she amplitiod the story, with
| alleged proofs, In volume entitled Lady
! Byron NiudiCuted.n The public was
Shocked ana Indignant, and the general
verdict WIS: 1T is false, and il truo,
should never have been Eubli,Acl." Tie
author was uuGyr Il cloud lsr Il long lme,
and the noted Brooklyn scandal" fol-
lowing SO soon after, added greatly to her
embarUass2ents. Thereafter her literary
ability seemed to decline rapidly-proba-
bly, because her time for good work wa.
past, but, as many imagine, because she
was saddcned by these occurrences. Fol
many years she spent the winter months
at her orange plantation in Florida, and
only the summer at her home in New
| Haven OF late her strength has rapidly
failed, and she announces, with sad resig
nation, that her literary work is done.
j. ii. BEADLE.
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n Notable Case.

From the st. Johnsbury Republican,
The point just decided by the Supreme
Court in tie case Of State vs., Thomas
Ward against defendant is this; Among
the grand jurors summoned in 1856 was
Mr.. Hoffman of Whee lock. 1t subsequent
ly appeared that he had served on the
grand jury in 1884, and he WAS therefore
excused from serving the law prohibit
ing person from serving on the grand
jury within two years of a previous service.
A talrsman was called in and the grand
jury thus empaunelled, and 1t went on
and indicted Mr.. Ward. His lawyers
claimed that the grand jury so constituted
was illegal; but 1t now appears that the
Supreme court thinks differently.
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A Chronir Tendency Overcome.

Many persons are troubled with Il chronic
tendency 70 constipation, They are of bilious
temperament. The complaint TO which they
are subject though easily remediaoe by
judiciouS treatment, is in many cases aggra;
waited by a resorC To drastic purgutNes aud
cholagogues. As the human stomach and
bowels are lined with delicate membrane,
and not with Yulcanite, they cannot stand
without serious injury. Nothing restores and
couutoracts an habltual tendeneyto constlpa-
tion SO eifecWaily as lIostetters stomach BIT
gressive IL neither CouVulses nor weakens
the intestines, and It's effects are unacso IN
panied,by gripping pains. IL atouses the liver
ton. ana encourages appetit g and sleep. Fol-
fever and ague, kidney troubles nervous com
plants and Incipent rheumatism, It is incom-
parable, Take a wineg Ass before meals and
s @ how soon you will relish them,
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You ARE feeling Depressed, your appetite is
poor, you are bothered with Headache, you
are tidgerty, nervous, and generally out of
sorts, and want to brace dp. Brace up, but
not with stimulants, spring medicines, or Bit
tiers, which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate you for an
hour, and then leave you in worse condition
than before. what you want is an Alternative
that will purify your blood, start healthy ac-
ton of Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitality,
and give renewed health and strength. such
II medicine you will lind in Electric Bltters,
and only 80 cents Il bottle at Beaupre Low
rcy's Drug Store.
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'yolume was issued-"MayfoNcr; or,
Sketches of the Descendants Of the Pill
grims 80 it bore the unmistakable stamp
VI genius and has been several times re
p1Olis.cl with additions. Minor articles
lppearc. rom time to time for two years
theroc and in 1851 the reading public
sud-. oke up to the fact that serial
If surprising interest was running in The
National Era, an anti-slayery paper pub
.ished at Washington. The power of the
work was attested by n storm of criticism,
and in 1852 it appeared in book form
The renowned "Uncle Toms Cabin"
1t is Impossible for me to convey to my
younger readers an aG@ov i'"a Of the
sensation the book cro.t.i Its issue
-WaG even then considC4yi "a event Of
national importance; it is now recognized
rs Il great epoch in history. Seventy
thousond copies were taken before the
FIRST series of press notices had been fully
pubiisce or the critics had time to rally;
$4,000 more were ordered faster than the
publishers could bring the supply up to
the daily demand, Nothing like it had
been known in the history Of modern
literature. The demand slackened for a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25

Omaha boy-My pa is free-trader but
Pm for tariff.
why are We Z"
Because pa said this morning the tariN
folks had piled hundred per cent onto
castor oil. "-Omdhd World
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Try Carter's Little Nerve Pills for any case
of nervousness, sleeplossness, weak sto mach,
ind digestion, dyspepsia, &C, relief liz sure. The
only nerve medicine for the price in market.
la viols at 20 cents.
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Nhr rnrA.l.t.nl rrnic-.inn-

Merit VIII win and receive public recognition
and praise. Facts, which are tie outcome of sen-
erll experience GROWN through years uf critical
and practical to-t, become as rooted and immo-
vahle as the rock of Gibraltar in public opinion,
ami hcuccfoTth need no further guarantee as TO
their e7pnui1sile>s. The iudisprtahle fact that
Swifts Specific j. the best blood purifier IN the
world, is one of tn, Sc immovable Gibraltar rock
facts Of which We haze spoken, ana every days
experience roots thus conviction deeper and
deeper in public opinion. Every class OF our peo-
pie in America and in Europe, every trade, call
Ing and profession including the medical prpfes-
sion, have borne voluntary testimony 70 the re-
lnarks'l virtues Of ;. s. : and its infallIbe eff
vdcy IA uriug all diseases II the blood. These
Testimonials are ON lille ly the thousand = and
open to the inspection 81 ALL Now come, unsoli-
cited, two distinguished m MIXERS or the theatre
cal profession. who gratefully testify To the Won
derful curative qualities Of the Specific in ther
iudiyiduit cases. Their testimonials are here
With submitted to the public without further
romrhent-let them speak for themselves; The
lady Is member of the famous Thalla Theatre
Company, Of New York, and formerly Of tthe Re-
ylicncc Theatre, Berlin, Germany, and of Nc
Vickcrs Stock Company, of Chicago. The Gentle
man is aNwell known member of the New York
Thllia Theatre Company. Both are well known
in theatrical circles in this country and in Europe.
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LIFE INSURANCE

The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one halt-it
is now only ONE DOLLAR
year.
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MRS. i. r. STOWE.
WE WRITER OF JUNGLE TOMS
CABIN" AND HR LIFE.

yChe Foremost Member of tho Bcecher
Family--The Opportunity Was Hers
and She Embraced 1.-The Enormous
sale Of Her Great Work.
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Swift, Specific Company, Atlanta Ga:
Gentlemen-H Having been annoyed with pim-
Piles, eruptions and roughuess Of the skin, from
lad condition of my blood, Tor more than a year,
used leading preparation Of sarsaparilla AMI
other advertised remedies to no effect. Then
consulted prominent physician, and from his
treatment received no benefit / then concluded
10 try the s 5. S remedy for the blood. and f1ve
or six packages, 10y thorough eradicate, Il of my
trouble aud restoring Smuatnuess 10 my kin
have made me happy and 1 checrfUlv Civ
This testimonial for such use and public
wish to make ~ It,
CHAIR OTTE RAT.
ll9 Bow cry. near c..
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NEW YORK Nov. 11.-The latest infor-
rnation shows that she long and laborious
literary life of Harriet Bcecher Stowe is
ut an end. The lady may yet enjoy many
years OF life, for She is but 70 years old, is
of long lived race and blessed with a
good constitutions; but as a writer her
career is closed. And now that her forty
years Of work are doae, we can fully ap-
preciate what a power this woman was,
and kow, in spite of many and serious
errors, she has accomplished more, in
changing the currents of nations life,
than any woman who ever put pen to
paper Every element conspired to make
great opportunity for her-her famHy's
record, her own experience, the peculiar
condition of the country. She embraced
the opportunity, educated whole gener-
'ntion in the hatred of slavery, and her
work was crowned with success.
Some fifty years ago one saw in the cur
sent works on education and in the school
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A MOUNTAIN HOME.

Ju't after noon of a rather sultry day
my ir a. Il aId myself were riding along Il
valley between two low, wooded hills. We
We're hungry, for 20 mile horseback ride
causes deep felt want in the epgastrc
region. The road bad dwindltd down
into not much more than trail that bid
fair to end presently in squirrel track
and run up tree. A turn IN the valley
brought us in view of Il little clearing and
a rude log house. Our horses struck
into sharp fox trot at the pros
pect OF fodder before them and ina mo-
ment we were in front of the house The
uuly signs of life We're a yelping, bound
ing dog within the high rail fence that iu-
closed the house, aud Il frowsy, white
headed, staring child of the male persua-
sion some seven years of age on the
porch. is any one to hum, son =" said my
companion. White head never winked or
smut his open mouth ms prelimi-
nary step for an answer. His stare
was something remarkable. Hello in
there - woman's countenance APP
peared at a small window and looked an
inquiry, ken we get bite to eat ," she
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Insurance.
I N s u r A N & E !

This agency represents Fire, Lar Marine and
Accident insurance Coinpauies. nav
ing cash assets dggrcTdtnR
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There recently died at POtSdam. ST. Lawrence
county, n. Y, Richard Donovan, who was In some
respects one OF the most remarkable men in north
ern New York. Twenty years ago, when q boy.
Donovan worked In -four mill One day he was
caught In belt and received injuries that neces-
STATED taking on both arms at the shoulders This
misfortune did not discourage him and altered
erng his health, he set about earning his livelihood
as best he could without the Use OF hands or arms
Part OF the time he had lived alone, and from the
necessity OF helping himself he became wonderfully
adept In performing all kinds OF work. using his feet
and mouth principally. He owned horse OF which
he took the entire care harneSSed it. fastened and
unfastened the buckles with his teeth, and drove
with the reins tied around his shoulders Being
In need OF wagon, he bought wheels and axleS
ana DulIt a DOx buggy complete and painted II.
He went TO the barn one winter day and built a
COW stable. saving the timber with his feet. and
with the hammer In one foot and holding the nail
with the other he nailed the boards ON as wen as
most men could with their hands. He dug a we'll
twelve feet deep on farm in this town and stoned
it himself He could NOW away hay by holding
the fork under his chin and letting it rest against
his shoulder, He would pick up potatoes In the
Held as last as man could dig them. He would
dress himself get his meals write his letters and
In fact do almost anything that any man with two
arms could do
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Welded In q Show Window.

c0Ocu In u snow window
HOW A YOUNG COUPLE WON THE FURSTrrRR rop
THEIR HOUSE.
From the Chicago Tribune.
wedding in a show window at o61 and go
West Indiana street attracted q crowd Of q oco or
1900 people to the scene last night and completely
blocked up the street for nearly two squares. The
proprietor OF retail furniture store at that place
has had a wanted" advertisement standing in
some OF the city papers for several DAYS Offering
to donate the contents OF large triple show win.
dow to any young couple who would consent to be
married there. John Spicer, an honest youpo
WorKlngman living at EnglewOOd, answered the
s sdseftisenent, and said that himself and Miss
Mary Culpln were willing to make the bargain
The announcement was made public That the
ceremony would take place at s O'Clock Satur~
some time before the hour designated The CROWD
grew 10 such dimensions that Sergeant Reanbjen
with Ten oncers from the West Chicago avenue
statlon, was called TO tho scene to maintain order
At O'Clock three closed carriages, containing the
bridal party, drove around the corner OF Centre
avenue and yainly attempted to make DaSsare
way TO the front door, despite the efYorts OF Inc
squad OF police officers. The crowd at once recoo
nizd the party IN the carriages, and the cheering
ordinary boiler explosion inaudible BY executine,
q Hank movement an entrance was gained by Way
OF the rear door through the alley Justice Fischer
VINO had been engaged TO perform the ceremony
accompanied the party in the carriage but he re-
FUSED at the last moment to face the crowd and
Justice Eberhardt OF Jefferson was sInt for DIR
Ing the nour or waiting which followed the crowd
amused itself by hooting and yelling and crushtn,
window. 1870"
The Jefferson justice at length arrived. and his
appearance with the bridal couple in the show
window was greeted by more cheers from the
thousands without, the most OF whom could NOT
get close enough TO see what was going IN
Inc window occupied the entire width OF one stors
Ioo,h ana was profusely decorated with gariands
vi noWerS ana Wreaths OF evergreen. In the back
gro S ma were complete sets OF bedroom. kitchen
anu parior furniture with which 70 furnish the
new Tesidehce OF The couple-at 4S Centre avenue
Inc orlue ana groom were plainly dressed In Street
costume, and seemed rather nervous under the
scrutiny OF the large audience. The ceremony was
p eti9inso Dy the Justice With brevity and dis
, without, even the customary kissing
peihg ulspensed with in their precipitation. The
most enthusiastic manner and with Iong-contin.
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From the physicians point OF view the evidence
from the animal world is important. Here there
Is almost consenus that while the effect Of ''in-
and-n breeding" Is to intensity points, in the long
run IL is opposed to vgor OF constitution 1t is to
be remembered that every breeder takes care to
tendency, while, on the contrary, in the genus
homo, as DE-. ClOustOn remarks, there seems 10 be
"a special tendency for members OF neprotic fam,
that In some portions OF the population the on
spring OF such marriages viii show the evil results
OF it 10 an unusual extent.
And thus we md that III rural, and especially in
mountainous districts, where the population is
small and nxed, the comparative amount OF idi0cy
Is greater than elsewhere. Statistical information
Is Inadequate on the subject the motion TO include
II In the census returns of England was rejected
AMIDST the seornful laughter OF the house on the
ground that the idle curiosity OF speculative phi
1Osophers was not TO be graJined-" In France the
returns have given nse TO various estimates wary
ing from nine-tenthS TO two and half or three
per cent? OF the frequency OF conSanguineous mar
nogeS. Mr.. q. III. Darwin came TO the conclusion
that In London one and half per cent OF all mar
rages were between first cousins in urban districts
two per cent and IN rural districts Two and quar-
ter per cent
sane patients that are the offspring OF such mar
rageS TO the total number of patients in the asy
lums we VIII have some means OF estimating the
results OF consangunity- From quite an extended
series OF records it Is concluded that the ratio lust
referred TO in the idiot aSylumS is from three to
riye per cent, hence ''frst-cousin marriages, at
any rate. are 10 some extent favorable TO the pro-
ductiOn Of idiot children
But this conclusion must be tempered By the
consideration that in a large number OF such cases
Of id10cy and imbeciity other causes for this con-
d1tiOn are present: and this consideration leads
Dr. A. Mitchell 10 the opinion that 'under favora-
bic conditions OF life the apparent Ill effects OF
conSanguineous marriages were frequently almost
NIL, while, If the children were i'll fed, badly
housed and clothed, the evil might become very
marked" From such facts and figures we may
conclude that hrst-cOusin marriages should, as
rule, be discouraged but that II close scrutiny re.
vealS no hertfable weakness, neurOtic or other
wise, the bannS need not invariably be forbidden
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T)lEoMONT AIR LINE,

DiEoMONT AIR LINE
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Pullman Sleeper Washington tn New Orleans
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Charlotte, Atlanta birmingham. Montgomery, New
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Atlanta to New Orleans and Mnnn Bonloir Sleepers
for Birmingham, Vickaburg and Shreveport. Solid
trains Washington to Atlanta.
2:35 p. M;-Daily except Sunday for Manass:s.
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Texas and California Pullman Sleepers Washington
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Trains on Washington and Ohio division leave Wash
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JUN kIDkF, ONCE MILLIONAIRE. DIKa IN a ru.v
TABLE INSTITUTION.
John Rider, who was once a wealthvy,,,,,., ~.
New York, died penniless in Rarnscar., TYnsecfa.
rian Home In that city Friday morning. Mr. Rider
was born In Worcester, Mass, severty-two wears
ago. His father had contract, for CARVING
the mails by stage coaches. Mr.. Rider was
educated az Cambridge and ~ss for many
ested In and, 1t Is said, Invented tmnrnve<i rr
e es. Of vaicanzing rroher He invented the
,x hue fft Ia ana made ;aoaey steadily until he
much real estate In New York and a nnmrer ~
I I norses among W nich were the span known az
nocnes anu aa,e. lie once owned the plot OF
MI. Rider was married. and leaves q widow and
two sons He aas not lived with his wife ' Snr
lations In his old age, and for q humber Of yesrs
he had been absolutely penniless and had des
pended Tor the necessaries OF LIFE upon friends II
He died or rheumatism. A>,'A ss'oA-